PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) decisions — 2023

The Veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea was dismissed. The Veteran's PTSD is granted with a rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has remanded the case for referral to VA's Director of Compensation and Pension service for consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16 due to conflicting evidence suggesting that the Veteran may be precluded from employment due to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, needs further development and is therefore remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and a need for another VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD remains on appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records from Social Security Administration (SSA). The VA needs to obtain these records before proceeding with the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD is being remanded due to newly received service department records that may support the grant of service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA and non-VA treatment records and conducting a new VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected due to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity experienced during his deployment in Afghanistan.

The Veteran's service-connected low back degenerative joint disease, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and posttraumatic stress disorder prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from July 19, 2004 to October 10, 2004. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, but the appeal of all other issues is dismissed as moot due to the grant of tinnitus.,The claims for service connection for a gynecological disability and anemia were reopened based on new evidence. The heart disability, left knee disability, respiratory disability, PTSD, and anemia are still pending.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's PTSD symptoms did not warrant a higher rating, his bilateral flatfoot and left shoulder condition do not meet the criteria for service connection, and there was insufficient evidence to reopen previously denied claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and its relation to service-connected conditions. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which includes an undiagnosed mental health disability.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and acquired psychiatric disorder claims are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria.,For the right and left upper extremity nerve conditions, additional development is needed to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from July 16, 2013. All service connection claims are remanded.

The appeal as to an increased rating for PTSD is dismissed. The issue of service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD, finding that there was no formal or informal claim prior to December 7, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records. The Board will consider whether his sleep apnea is related to in-service events, or caused by or aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis and/or unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is partially granted, with a 70 percent rating for PTSD and remanded for further evaluation of his right knee condition. The issues to be addressed are the increased ratings for both conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's mental health conditions began during his active duty and are related to in-service stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 100% effective March 1, 2015. The VA also granted Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits effective the same date.